Comments on: Winter Cleaning: Get the Kids Involved http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Which Dishwasher Detergent Tablet is the Best? « firesafe http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/#comment-7422 Which Dishwasher Detergent Tablet is the Best? « firesafe Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:14:35 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2442#comment-7422 [...] - 20% Discount | Toronto Discounts …Cleaning with Essential Oils — The Budget EcoistWinter Cleaning: Get the Kids InvolvedCleaning & Covering Baby Bottles | Make and TakesCleaning Sippy Cups written by jeanlizKitchen [...] [...] – 20% Discount | Toronto Discounts …Cleaning with Essential Oils — The Budget EcoistWinter Cleaning: Get the Kids InvolvedCleaning & Covering Baby Bottles | Make and TakesCleaning Sippy Cups written by jeanlizKitchen [...]

]]> By: Getting What You Need on the Cheap! : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/#comment-7418 Getting What You Need on the Cheap! : Eco Child’s Play Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:28:28 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2442#comment-7418 [...] Do you have a skill, maybe you do childcare or housecleaning or your spouse is great with computers, landscaping or auto mechanics. Consider bartering your [...] [...] Do you have a skill, maybe you do childcare or housecleaning or your spouse is great with computers, landscaping or auto mechanics. Consider bartering your [...]

]]> By: Jamie Ervin http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/#comment-7421 Jamie Ervin Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:01:52 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2442#comment-7421 The child in the photograph is mine and the bottle is simply a recycled one. It is filled with plain water. I sampled the cleaner in question when they first came on the market to write a review... decided the products weren't for us, but we did recycle the packaging because a spray bottle is a great tool! The child in the photograph is mine and the bottle is simply a recycled one. It is filled with plain water.

I sampled the cleaner in question when they first came on the market to write a review… decided the products weren’t for us, but we did recycle the packaging because a spray bottle is a great tool!

]]> By: Canary in a mine http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/#comment-7420 Canary in a mine Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:28:34 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2442#comment-7420 I noticed the child in the picture is holding a bottle of cleaner with 'solvents' in it. A MSDS is Available vis the manufactures website for this product to confirm. Green chemistry is not always the same as safe chemistry. Around kids use 'safety first' I mix lemon juice and water in a 32oz bottle for my kids to use for cleaning. Otherwise children 'SHOULD NEVER' use traditional cleaners (read label & MSDS it states it on that product). However, there are many safe chemical free cleaners on the market... this happens to be not be one of them. I noticed the child in the picture is holding a bottle of cleaner with ‘solvents’ in it.

A MSDS is Available vis the manufactures website for this product to confirm.

Green chemistry is not always the same as safe chemistry.

Around kids use ‘safety first’

I mix lemon juice and water in a 32oz bottle for my kids to use for cleaning.

Otherwise children ‘SHOULD NEVER’ use traditional cleaners (read label & MSDS it states it on that product).

However, there are many safe chemical free cleaners on the market… this happens to be not be one of them.

]]> By: Meg http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/#comment-7419 Meg Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:42:14 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2442#comment-7419 Great tips! Love the idea of getting the kids their own spray bottles and cloths and letting them go at it, and forget about perfection and focus on teaching. Reading your post made me realize that, ya know what, there really is no sense on being a crazed madwoman trying to clean a house, but rather, teach the kids how to help, be responsible for their chores and in the end, they think it IS fun (even though we don't!) Thanks again for the informative post and fabulous ideas~ Great tips! Love the idea of getting the kids their own spray bottles and cloths and letting them go at it, and forget about perfection and focus on teaching. Reading your post made me realize that, ya know what, there really is no sense on being a crazed madwoman trying to clean a house, but rather, teach the kids how to help, be responsible for their chores and in the end, they think it IS fun (even though we don’t!)
Thanks again for the informative post and fabulous ideas~

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